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Sulfuryl chloride
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<p>Sulfuryl chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula SO2Cl2. At <a href="/facts/Room_temperature/YHwUIUTE">room temperature</a>, it is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Sulfuryl chloride is not found in nature, as can be inferred from its rapid <a href="/facts/Hydrolysis/JTvwIHPs">hydrolysis</a>. </p><p>Sulfuryl chloride is commonly confused with <a href="/facts/Thionyl_chloride/nWwvNtvd">thionyl chloride</a>, SOCl2. The properties of these two sulfur oxychlorides are quite different: sulfuryl chloride is a source of <a href="/facts/Chlorine/y27UwYBM">chlorine</a> whereas thionyl chloride is a source of <a href="/facts/Chloride/m9NUaUDR">chloride</a> ions. An alternative IUPAC name is sulfuryl dichloride. </p><p>Sulfur is tetrahedral in SO2Cl2 and the <a href="/facts/Oxidation_number/W53W6s6V">oxidation state</a> of the sulfur atom is +6, as in <a href="/facts/Sulfuric_acid/Wom6fymJ">sulfuric acid</a>. </p>